System for driver-vehicle interaction

摘要

A system for driver-vehicle interaction has a soft key arrangement located on a steering wheel and a display key arrangement located on a dashboard and having a layout corresponding to that of the soft key arrangement. The vehicle has multiple function modes each of which has a set of selectable options in order to affect a behavior of the vehicle. Each function mode is associated with a respective layout of the display key arrangement in order to display the set of options. For each function mode layout, each display key is illustrates and corresponds to a selectable option for each soft key. Actuation of the soft key arrangement both commands changes between the function modes and selects among the available selectable options within the chosen function mode.

主权项

1. A system for driver-vehicle interaction in a vehicle, comprising a first and a second key arrangement, each key arrangement comprising a soft key arrangement and a corresponding display key arrangement, the soft key arrangements adapted for location proximate a steering wheel of the vehicle and the display key arrangements adapted for location proximate a dashboard of the vehicle, wherein the vehicle has a plurality of function modes, at least one of the function modes having a set of options selectable therein to affect a behavior of the vehicle in the at least one function mode, the plurality of function modes being grouped into a first set associated with driving modes of the vehicle and a second set associated with infotainment modes of the vehicle, the first set of function modes and the options selectable therein being operatively controllable using only the first key arrangement and the second set of function modes and the options selectable therein being operatively controllable using only the second key arrangement.